Students in Math 6 ended the year with a hands-on “maker” project in which they worked together with a group to build a bridge. The goal was to build the least expensive bridge that can hold the most weight. Each student had a role: Project Director, Architect, Carpenter, Transportation Chief, and Accountant. All of the materials used to build each bridge were assigned a cost. Students were given a budget of $1,550,000 and they had to purchase land, planning papers, lumber, welding material and string if they wanted. Then they created a budget, wrote checks and kept up with a balance sheet for expenses. Students had a blast with this fun math project!
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